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This is Not FUD. Just a conversation worth having.
Personally, I don't see the conversation around the 1,096,361 BTC as an attempt to create fear around Bitcoin. I see it as an opportunity to think more seriously about Bitcoin's future.
One thing I've observed is that people sometimes mistake difficult questions for attacks on something they believe in. But I don't think asking questions about Bitcoin's long-term security means you're against Bitcoin.
If anything, I believe the opposite.
If we expect Bitcoin to remain relevant for decades, then we should be willing to discuss the challenges th

$BTC Current price: 81297.7. Key short-term support is at the Bollinger lower band at 81348.6 and the round-number level of 81000; resistance above is at the Bollinger upper band at 81805.3 and MA20 at 81577. The moving averages remain bearishly aligned: MA5=81451.5 is below MA20=81577, and price is trading below MA5, so any rebound will first face a test around 81450. The MACD histogram at -15.3 remains bearish, but its absolute value is small, indicating that downside momentum has not accelerated. RSI=38.8 is in the weak range but not yet oversold, meaning there is room to fall further, tho

#日韩股集体大跌
KOSPI +3.3%: A relief bounce or the start of a recovery?
My initial assessment: This appears to be a potential relief rally; however, a single strong session is not enough to confirm a broader recovery. The key question is whether semiconductor stocks can sustain this rebound following the sharp sell-off, or if the gains are merely driven by short covering and bargain hunting.
The gains seen in Samsung Electronics (+3.6%) and SK Hynix (+3.4%) are particularly significant, as the South Korean market is highly sensitive to semiconductor sentiment and the global AI-memory trade.
What is

BNB just rebounded to touch our 722.2~723.5 range, then plunged straight down. Congrats to everyone who followed along and profited from this move🥩
Support below has now been broken. Wait for a rebound to 718.5~719.5, then you can continue shorting.

#GateBTCAndETHFuturesVolumeRanksTop3 #ShareWeekly Gate’s BTC and ETH Futures Enter the Global Top Three as Bitcoin Trades Near $81,550
Gate’s reported position among the global top three exchanges for both Bitcoin and Ethereum futures highlights its role in the crypto derivatives market. With BTC trading around $81,550 and ETH near $2,420, the key question is not simply how much traders are trading, but what futures volume reveals about liquidity, leverage, market participation, and price discovery.
**Gate’s Top-3 Ranking: The Numbers Behind the Market**
Reported October 16 market figures put

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2026.10.18
Daily chart entry point: 2410
Resistance levels above: 2420-2425-2430-2440-2450-2480
Support levels below: 2400-2390-2380-2370-2350-2330-2315-2300-2280-2270
At every support and resistance level, trade the rebound on the first break or failed break; if the level breaks again, trade with the trend. If 2430 holds, chase the move into a long position; if it fails to break, look to short at a higher level. If 2480 holds, chase the move into a long position; if it fails to break, look to short at a higher level. If 2380_2370 holds, look to go long near the lows; if it breaks, look to sho

I'm planning to open a large long position here at $HYPE
—just a quick scalp. 👀Take profit: $79.45 Stop loss: $78.20 👇🏻Price is bouncing from this lower area, and I'm starting to see buyers step back in. Interestingly, active trading is also appearing higher up, near my take-profit zone. If buyers continue to hold this level, one decisive push could quickly take the price back to around $79.4–$79.5. I'm not looking to make a big move here. I just want to catch a clean short-term move up from support, targeting liquidity above. If this area holds, I think $HYPE could make another leg up.

While breakout chasers buy into local support, this 4-hour volume profile chart on $ETH is signaling a rejection from high-volume nodes for a continuation toward lower shelf targets.
After failing to sustain upside momentum inside the area of interest volume node around $2,505.38, price is rotating downward toward $2,414.40. The volume profile points to a clear vacuum below current levels, mapping an expected path toward the major volume shelf and swing low at $2,347.00.
Holding below the upper volume node resistance keeps the bearish distribution structure active, targeting the primary low at

JUST IN: 🇨🇦🇺🇸 Canada on track to become the third-largest holder of US government debt, surpassing China.

On August 15, before the rally, everyone was calling for 50k and 40k. Before the rally on September 15, everyone was calling for 65k. Now everyone is calling for 75k again, but XY thinks that if this move repeats the pattern, compared with the previous two periods of consolidation, this time things should start moving around the 20th—and move sharply higher.
The next weekly candle should be up 20 points. If the market makes a one-way move, Bitcoin should be above 115k within a month. I think the second scenario is very likely. Anyway, $BTC , it has already plunged badly, and it won't break 77,

On October 16, spot Ethereum ETFs saw daily net outflows of $69.68 million, with BlackRock ETHA the only product to record net outflows that day; Grayscale ETHE, Fidelity FETH, and other products had zero net flows. Cumulative outflows in October have reached $955 million, steadily eroding the $814 million in year-to-date net inflows, signaling weaker institutional appetite for allocations and a lack of incremental buying to absorb the selling, with expectations of sustained downward price pressure.

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Crude oil surged past $110, but $BTC is still holding above $81K. We will see the real effect of this once the weekend is over 👀

MUFG, with ¥425,581.7 billion in assets, has completed a joint yen stablecoin trial with SMBC and Mizuho, Japan's other two megabanks. The trial ran issuance, transfer and redemption for payments between Mitsubishi Corporation's offices in Japan and overseas.

#ShareWeekly #WarshIMFSpeech Warsh at the IMF: why the Bangkok remarks matter for rate hikes and for BTC
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh joined IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva for a fireside chat at the IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok, and the two questions in this topic are the right ones. Is the tone hawkish or dovish, and what does it mean for Bitcoin? Here are the answers, backed by the numbers that moved after he spoke.
Tone: neutral on the surface, hawkish underneath
Warsh did not choose a side. He reiterated the Fed's commitment to price stability while refusing to prejudge upcoming

$ETH #美国9月PPI大超预期 Crypto Academician: 10.18 Ethereum (ETH)’s medium-term uptrend remains intact, but bears have completely taken control in the short term
Yesterday, a follower told me he went long at 2700 and has held on until now, but is almost at his breaking point. I really understand that feeling—watching unrealized losses grow day by day, unable to sleep at night and feeling drained during the day. But I want to say this: in trading, position management is ten times more important than getting the direction right. If you’re holding a full position, even if you get the direction right, on